Group Head – Learning & Development, Communications and Partnership Engagement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Spearhead and execute the Learning & Development Strategy for EMED Group in alignment with the People Strategy and organizational goals.

• Identify skill gaps and create learning solutions in collaboration with the Chief People Officer, executive leadership, senior leaders, and operational leaders.

• Design and manage leadership and management development programs, including the Manager Acceleration Programme.

• Oversee succession planning and talent development in partnership with HR Business Partners and senior leaders.

• Work alongside training, clinical, quality, governance, safeguarding, information governance, health and safety, and operational teams to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality patient care.

• Optimize the use of the Apprenticeship Levy and establish apprenticeship pathways.

• Advocate for professional qualifications and structured development pathways.

• Direct internal communication channels to disseminate corporate news, organizational priorities, celebrations, successes, and key messages.

• Ensure that internal communications enhance engagement, change, culture, colleague voice, and a shared organizational identity.

• Lead social value initiatives through the EMED Foundation.

• Assist with EMED Foundation campaigns, colleague participation, and governance through the Trustees.

• Develop social value, employability, outreach, and partnership initiatives with the Talent Resourcing team.

• Forge partnerships related to charity, community, education, and resourcing.

• Integrate lived experiences into colleague learning and induction, including a patient-focused dialysis experience video.

• Outline a budget and ensure that patient-focused content fosters empathy, awareness, and patient-centered practices.

• Enhance EMED's external value proposition with charitable and social value partners, including content for proposals.

• Strategically plan, prioritize, maintain budget awareness, and provide leadership for the Learning & Development function.

⛳️ Requirements

• Expertise in strategic communication, stakeholder influence, and decisive communication during periods of uncertainty.

• Capability to adjust long-term plans and organizational strategies in response to evolving needs.

• Skill in aligning team efforts with organizational objectives and establishing clear metrics.

• Financial acumen for effective decision-making.

• Ability to empower team members, encourage shared accountability, and mentor others.

• Customer- and patient-focused strategic decision-making skills.

• Expertise in developing and articulating a compelling vision for learning and organizational capability.

• Experience or capability in succession planning, talent pipelines, mentoring, sponsorship, and leadership development.

• Proficiency in engaging and influencing senior stakeholders on a strategic level.

• Ability to lead initiatives related to learning, engagement, social value, and change.

• Competence in communicating the rationale for change and managing resistance constructively.

• Capacity to foster innovation, continuous improvement, and learning.

• Willingness and ability to travel nationally as required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary

• Annual car allowance

• Performance-related bonus

• Private Healthcare

• 33 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) with the option to purchase additional leave through salary sacrifice.

• Life Assurance

• 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.

• Second opinion medical support following a diagnosis or during a colleague's treatment pathway.

• Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, and chiropody services.

• Access to mental health and physiotherapy consultations.

• Access to legal advice on domestic issues such as motoring offenses, wills and probate, and personal injury.

• Long Service Recognition Scheme – acknowledging colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals, accompanied by an increase in annual leave.